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The Netflix of narrative gaming? Meet London-based studio ElectricNoir
Combining the capital’s iconic landmarks with cutting-edge storytelling, ElectricNoir is a studio on a mission: to create mobile-first video games in which the player is the hero of their own story. This week, it will be releasing a version of its interactive story platform, Scriptic, on Netflix’s new dedicated gamingContinue Reading
A liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against COVID – new research
This drug could be effective regardless of the COVID variant. Explode/Shutterstock Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide. In a new study, involving a combination of miniature organ models, donor organs, animals and humans, we’ve shownContinue Reading
What’s really going on when a child is ‘overtired’ – and how to help them go to sleep
G-Stock Studio/Shutterstock Anyone who’s cared for a young child will recognise the signs. They’ve had too little sleep or missed a nap, they’re cranky, tearful, and stroppy, and they can’t or won’t fall sleep. They are “overtired”. But is such a thing really possible – to be more tired thanContinue Reading
Horse trainer hit with huge string of ‘proven’ charges including ‘corrupt’ passing of insider info for betting purposes
HORSE trainer Ronan McNally has been hit with a massive string of ‘proven’ charges – including the alleged passing of insider info for betting purposes. The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board released a giant charge sheet aimed at McNally and several others on Tuesday. 1 McNally has been accused of doingContinue Reading
Measles: why the World Health Organization has declared it an ‘imminent global threat’
One consequence of the pandemic was reduced access to routine healthcare and lower uptake of immunisations. As a result, in November 2022, the World Health Organization declared measles to be an “imminent threat in every region of the world”. They described how a record number of nearly 40 million childrenContinue Reading
Crabs have evolved five separate times – why do the same forms keep appearing in nature?
Full size blue crab Charles Darwin believed evolution created “endless forms most beautiful”. It’s a nice sentiment but it doesn’t explain why evolution keeps making crabs. Scientists have long wondered whether there are limits to what evolution can do or if Darwin had the right idea. The truth may lieContinue Reading
Park Rangers Are Using Silent Ebikes to Catch Poachers
A Swedish electric bike is helping Mozambique’s park rangers protect game and reducing the need for fossil fuel infrastructure in Africa’s remotest areas.Continue Reading
What to watch for as J&J gets ready to split into two separate companies next year
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is preparing next year to spin off its consumer health unit into a publicly traded company separate from its pharmaceutical and medical technology operations. Ahead of the split, Morgan Stanley put out a research note, highlighting some of the debates in the market over the move,Continue Reading
Should sports cheats be prosecuted? When violence in the ring or on the field becomes criminal
Andrey Burmakin / Shutterstock Professional boxing is no stranger to controversy. The British Medical Association, the trade union for doctors in the UK, has called for years for the sport to be banned due to its damaging effects. It has a higher potential for injury than any other contact sport.Continue Reading
How celebrity footballers can help reduce prejudice against minorities – podcast
In the latest episode of Discovery, an ongoing series via The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear about recent research that showed how a Muslim celebrity footballer helped reduce Islamophobia. When Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool football club in 2017, he quickly became the Premier League team’s star player. As Liverpool wentContinue Reading